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Detained in Iraq: Myths Busted
An Iraqi newspaper reporter recently revealed that most Iraqis believe anyone who is captured by Coalition Forces and sent to Camp Bucca will never be seen again; they are considered dead. Every month approximately 12,000 Iraqi visitors travel from all over the country to Camp Bucca, the quiet forward operating base along the Kuwait border near the port city of Um Qasr, Iraq’s southern most city. In addition to the 12,000 visitors that actually walk through the gates of Camp Bucca, another nearly 500 visits between internees and their families happen every month via video teleconference with the facility in Baghdad, Camp Cropper. The VTC visitation is offered for those families who are unable to make the trip to Um Qasr, but can make it to Baghdad. There … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
Detained in Iraq
More than 10,000 detainees have been released from Coalition detention facilities in Iraq this year, since implementation of programs designed to better prepare detainees for reintegration into society and to reduce recidivism. “A recent innovation is to have a social worker and an Islamic cleric counsel detainees before they go before their first Multi-National Forces Review Committee (MNFRC)”, said Rear Adm. Garland Wright, commander of Task Force 134 Detainee Operations in Baghdad. “Also, last February we started having officers from the Multi-National Corps-Iraq division or capturing unit sit on our MNFRC boards.” MNFRC Boards were instituted last August as part of several agreements Multi-National Force – Iraq has with the Government of Iraq regarding detainee operations. After an individual is detained, his or her case is heard by the MNFRC … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Current Detainee Policies In Iraq
Four years ago, Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison was center-stage amid allegations of detainee abuse, and coalition forces suddenly cast as conquerors instead of liberators, losing the trust of the Iraqi people. Conscientious decisions and new detainee programs have helped the coalition turn the corner on the road to regaining that lost trust, Multinational Force Iraq’s commander of detainee operations said yesterday in a Baghdad news conference. “Today, we are still trying to regain that trust, and I want to tell you once again there was no justification for what happened at Abu Ghraib,†Army Maj. Gen. Douglas Stone told reporters. “True apologies, though, must be followed by actions which right the initial wrong, and over the past year, we have made great efforts to correct our past mistakes.†A multifaceted approach, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Anti-insurgent Tactics at Detention Facilities
DoD By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service U.S. officials decided last year that detainees held in coalition-run facilities in Iraq needed opportunities to voice their concerns and broaden their minds, rather than to just mark time, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said today. “The way detention operations used to be conducted here in the country were a strategic risk,†Army Brig. Gen. Michael R. Nevin, commander of 177th Military Police Brigade, said in a conference call with military analysts. “Back about in last March and April, there were a lot of violent actions, riots, detainee-on-detainee violence and detainee-on-guard violence going on in the facilities,†Nevin recalled. “Things were boiling over.†… Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Conditions at Camp Bucca
Here’s the story the media is too scared to tell, the horrible conditions at Camp Bucca, Iraq. Airman 1st Class Sarah Coble plays with children Feb 10 who are visiting family and friends detained in the Theater Internment Facility at Camp Bucca, Iraq. Airmen deployed to the 886th ESFS operate the TIF’s vigorous visitation program which houses detainees determined to be a security threat against Iraqi citizens or coalition forces. More than 1,700 friends and family … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror
Sept. 11 Conspirators Going to Trial
The Department of Defense announced today that charges have been filed against six of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in connection with the events of September 11, 2001. The Defense Department announced today that charges have been sworn against six detainees at Guantanamo, alleged to be responsible for the planning and execution of the attacks upon the United States of America which occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. Those attacks resulted in the death of nearly 3,000 people. The charges allege a long term, highly sophisticated, organized plan by al Qaeda to attack the United States. The accused are: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarek Bin ‘Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, Mustafa Ahmed Adam al … Read entire article »
Filed under: Original writing, Reporting, September 11, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Detainees:Educational, Vocational and Religious Programs
MNF-I Multi-National Force – Iraq provides multiple opportunities for more than 24,000 detainees in its care and custody to participate in educational, vocational and religious programs while detained in Theater Internment Facilities (TIF) here. Upon arrival to a TIF, detainees are evaluated to determine their education and training levels, work experience and work interests, and religious alignment. The evaluation provides a better understanding of the individuals in detention and their potential for inclusion in detainee … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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